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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Feb 20

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

533 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 500▲ 533 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 25▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers over 650lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold steady on a light test. No trend on slaughter cows due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $479.57/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 11 of 19 comparable sales and sits +5.28 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$479.57

68 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$38.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.06

vs KY average

−7.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	481.12	2,778	65
Medium and Large 2	563	447.50	2,517	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	442.50	2,323	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.62/cwt here — about $455 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale68 hd

479.57

—

KY average25 barns · 1,367 hd

468.51

+11.06

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−7.78

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

+5.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $356.34, median $474.28 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,760	172.58	3,038	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	169.00	2,155	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	143.00	1,380	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,750	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$4,000	1thin

Every lot

73 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	554.95/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,903	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,166	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,255	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	520.15/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,205	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,149	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	456	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,485	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	514.69/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,414	11
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	470	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,315	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,323	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	484.07/cwt	470.00–497.50	2,585	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,511	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	485.21/cwt	482.50–495.00	2,809	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	456.32/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,706	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	452.91/cwt	447.50–457.50	2,822	11
Steers	650–700	Large 2	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,563	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,786	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,697	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	3,028	67
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,932	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,829	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	947	339.25/cwt	339.25–339.25	3,213	112
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,071	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,111	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	524.00/cwt	524.00–524.00	1,960	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	486.40/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,887	7
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	401.46/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,859	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	465.55/cwt	462.50–467.50	2,179	5
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	444.40/cwt	444.00–450.00	2,213	44
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	505	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,184	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	413.50/cwt	407.50–417.50	2,175	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	392.65/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,089	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,104	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	555	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,067	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	381.17/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,241	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	371.93/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,265	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,229	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,380	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	323.77/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,344	4
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,307	5
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	897	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,377	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,761	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,166	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,413	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,573	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	456.16/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,641	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	416.24/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,539	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,507	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	488	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,732	3
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	511	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,865	5
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	691	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,349	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	528	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,294	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	184.87/cwt	183.00–187.00	3,546	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,380	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,155	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Feb 20, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 500Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	442.50	442.50
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	550.00–565.00	554.95
1	350–400	380	570.00	570.00
5	400–450	424	510.00–530.00	520.15
11	450–500	469	500.00–530.00	514.69
5	500–550	534	470.00–497.50	484.07
9	550–600	593	450.00–472.50	456.32
1	650–700	670	382.50	382.50
1	750–800	765	352.50	352.50
4	800–850	840	349.00	349.00
8	850–900	898	315.00	315.00
112	900–950	947	339.25	339.25
2	950–1000	975	315.00	315.00
9	1050–1100	1,084	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	477.50	477.50
1	500–550	540	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	585	430.00	430.00
5	650–700	695	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	456	545.00	545.00
51	550–600	579	482.50–495.00	485.21
11	600–650	623	447.50–457.50	452.91
18	650–700	688	405.00	405.00
67	800–850	813	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	492.50	492.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	462.50–467.50	465.55
9	600–650	609	370.00–372.50	371.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	524.00	524.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	463	400.00–402.50	401.46
5	500–550	532	382.50–400.00	392.65
2	550–600	550	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	388	480.00–500.00	486.40
44	450–500	498	444.00–450.00	444.40
14	500–550	526	407.50–417.50	413.50
16	550–600	588	375.00–390.00	381.17
3	600–650	646	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	685	347.50	347.50
4	700–750	724	320.00–327.50	323.77
5	750–800	782	295.00	295.00
4	850–900	897	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
2	1000–1050	1,032	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	505	432.50	432.50
2	550–600	555	370.00–375.00	372.50
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	815	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	511	365.00	365.00
4	650–700	691	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	245.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	560.00	560.00
3	400–450	431	502.50	502.50
2	450–500	495	487.50	487.50
1	500–550	525	490.00	490.00
4	550–600	579	450.00–462.50	456.16
2	600–650	610	415.00–417.50	416.24
1	850–900	855	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	920	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	465.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,918	183.00–187.00	184.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	4,000.00	4,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.